Speeches were made on the themes of “introduction of the DPRK’s EDZs” and “major issues arising in SEZ development”.
Ri Song Chol, section chief of the Pyongyang Urban Designing Institute of the State Design Guidance Bureau, and Kim Kuk Hwan, inspector of the North Hamgyong Provincial Urban Designing Institute, spoke about the prospects of development of the tourist zone in Wonsan and the EDZs in North Hamgyong Province, and Gu Chaolin, professor at Qinghua University of China, Arnel Casanova, representative of the BCDA of the Philippines, and Jamie F. Metzl, partner of the Cranemere investment company of the US, expressed their views on EDZs in the DPRK.
Prior to the conference, foreign experts made a six-day field survey of local SEZs.
Prof. Park Kyung Ae, director of the Canada-DPRK Knowledge Partnership Programme, led a team of veteran experts from Canada, the Philippines, China, India and the US.
They visited the Rason Economic and Trade Zone, the newly established Chongjin Economic Development Zone and Orang Agricultural Development Zone in North Hamgyong Province, the Waudo Export Processing Zone in Nampho, the Sinphyong Tourism Development Zone in North Hwanghae Province and the Hyondong Industrial Development Zone in Kangwon Province.
During their tour they learned about the geographical conditions and plans of the development zones and provided feedback on SEZ development in each province.
By
Cha Myong Chol
PT
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